FynArts 2023 - Booklet

Performances
Sun 11 15:00 – 15:45
Ibali Lethu (Our Story)
The Story Team
Family
Sun 11 18:30 – 19:45
Sell-By-Date
Pieter-Dirk Uys
This vibrant intimate theatre production tells the oral
history of the development of Hermanus. Energetic song,
dance and compelling storytelling takes the audience
on a historical journey of discovery, highlighting pioneers
like Hermanus Pieters, Sir William Hoy and the mystical
character of Bientang.
Listen to tales of local fishermen, the everyday lives of
women and landmark buildings such as The Marine
Hotel and the Sanatorium – today the Windsor Hotel.
Some liberties have been taken and a pinch of proudly
South African spice added. This is a thoroughly localis-lekker
production.
With: Filicity Tobias, Esihle Badlati, Yonela Sentse,
Remarce Marais and Faigon Kees.
Writer-Director: Celeste Slabber-Loriston
Pieter Dirk Uys, 2023 Legacy Award recipient, will be back
at FynArts with a new show. As expected from his oneperson
performances, this show features not only PDU,
but also a cluster of topical characters, male, female and
political. Having been active in live theatre since the late
1960s, he is not surprised when people now ask: ‘When
will you retire?’ His answer is short and sweet: ‘Not retire.
Retread!’ This 2023 performance will also show Uys at his
77-year-old best: laughing at fears and embracing facts
with his tongue firmly in your cheek.
A sell-by date on food usually means: throw way.
A sell-buy date in PDU’s hands will reflect a new post-
Covid energy that, while his audition might be over
and the disease to please has been cured, proves that
a PDU show is always a highlight to remember.
Not suitable for children 0 – 5 years.
Venue:
Dutch Reformed Church, Onrus
6
Venue: The Cave Theatre, Old Harbour
Tickets: R120 | R100 children (5 – 10 years)
Tickets:
First five rows: R280 | R260 (early bird)
All other seats: R200 | R185 (early bird)
Scholars: R120 | R100 (early bird)